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Polar bear cubs, Fort Churchill
Polar bear cubs, Fort Churchill
TitlePolar bear cubs, Fort Churchill
AuthorFrench, F. H.
Photo DescriptionSled being pulled by a sled dog and two polar bear cubs. Text on photo: "Training polar bear cubs to be useful." The photograph was taken in 1913 by Inspector F. H. French, who served as an officer in the Royal North West Mounted Police and was involved in many of the force's sovereignty and security patrols of the Canadian Arctic in the early twentieth century.
Photo LocationCanada—Manitoba—Churchill (58 46 00 N, 094 10 00 W)
Custodial HistoryEarliest known custodian is McGill University, Montréal; transferred to University of Calgary in 1973.
InstitutionArctic Institute of North America
CollectionArctic Institute of North America Photo Collection
Date Issued1913
SubjectDogsledding--Manitoba--Churchill ; Polar bear--Manitoba--Churchill
Typeimage
Languageeng
Rightshttp://digitization.ucalgary.ca/index.php/Conditions_of_Use
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